College roommates

My senior year in college, I lived with seven other girls in a big white house. This house was divided into two sections, each with four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a kitchen. It was definitely a fun year, filled with memories of making up dances, taking care of friends who had a little (or a lot) too much to drink, having long talks with April on our beds, getting engaged, watching the Wedding Story, and looking at bridal magazines. Was there drama with that many girls in one house? Yes. Did we always get along? No. Was it hard to share one landline because nobody had cell phones yet? Yes. Was it always a quiet place to study for tests? No. Was there a lot of boy craziness? Yes. But we made so many unforgettable memories together and the best part was... there was always someone home to hang out with, which I loved.

My friend April moved to California five or six years ago, but we have been really good about staying in touch. She is only able to come up about twice a year, so we always make the effort to see each other and talk on the phone whenever we can.

This year, we decided to get all of our college roommates and kids together. So the total count was seven adults and twelve kids! Jacob was the oldest at five, then we had one four year old, two three year olds, two two year olds, four one year olds, and two babies. Was it a little crazy? Yes. Did we make it through the day without any injuries? No. Did every single kid fall asleep in the car on the way home? Probably. Thank goodness it was a warm day, so the kids could play in the backyard on our playset, pool, and slip-in-slide. It was a fun day!


Casey loved the slip-in-slide, until it sprayed him with water and he wasn't able to crawl away in time
My friend April and our babies

Here we are... the whole clan of us!

We have been through a lot since those days in college ten years ago... weddings (five of us are married to the boyfriends we had in college!), babies, and the sweetest adoption story. I remember sitting down with these same girls years ago, talking about who would have kids first and in what order. I think we were really close, although I didn't think I would be the first one and have the most!